The Portland daily press., 1887-06-03
COLLEGE SPORTS.
Boat Race and Field Day Exercises
at Old Bowdoin.
Especial to the Press.l


BRUNSWICK, June 2.-The field day exer
clses at Bowdoin occurred today, notwith-
standing the threatening weather. The races
on the river were interesting and for the
most part sharply contested The Sopho-
more and Freshmen crews appeared on the
river shortly before II o'clock, and rowed
leisurely down to their positions at the foot
of the island, from which straight-away
course of mile and half was to be pulled
to the bridge above. Both crews rowed in
their new class shells instead of the lap
streak barges heretofore used in such con-
tests, and the relative merits of the different
rigs was well shown by the good record of
the winning crew. The two crews rowed
abreast from the start, for about ne-third
of the length of the course, the stroke of
both crews averaging about 3S to the minute.
At the end Of the first half-mile the Sopho-
mores began to draw away from the Fresh
men, who lost in addition by loose steering.
Ihe lead was gradually increased by the
Sophomores, who finished two lengths and a
nall ahead, with stroke of AZ to the Fresh
mems stroke of 3S. The time was 6m. 291s.
for the Sophomores and 6m. 39s. for the
Freshmen The names and position of the
winning crew are as follows:
NJ. A. Rice bow; K. L. Adams, No. 2; H. c.
jackson, No. 3: f. Lyman, stroke.
The swimming match which Immediately
followed, was won in very cold water by d.
r. Cole, 'SS.
Thiswas followed by race for working
boat single, participated in by F. Lyman, 'S9.
and F. M. Gates, 80, and was won by the
former.
At2p. M, at the Topsham Fair Grounds
occurred the regular Field Day sports. On
account of the heayiness of the track all dis
tance contests were much slower than they
would have been had the track been in even
fair condition. The order of exercises was
long and interesting. The Brunswick Juye-
nile Band furnished the music.
Following is the programme:
Throwing Base Ball -Gahan, Talbot, 's7; Hall,
Larrabee, Meserye, 'sS; Clark, Printiss, Preston,
Winner ii. Talbot. 's7. Record, si7 feet M o.
100 Yards Dash-Merrill, Burpee, 1877; Hill,
Larrabee,, Woodman; '8s; freeman, Preston,
,S9 murphy; M; >: Winner, f. W. Freeman, 'Ss.
Two Mile Run~Bartlett Meserve, shorey. 'ss.
Winner Shorey, 49, Record. IL minutes, 40 sec.
Putting Shot l16 lbs.)-Pnshor, Varney, 1877; ;
Meserve, ,ss Clark, Russell, 'S9 Hastings. 30.
Winner, Russell, 49, Record, 80 feet, inches.
DbdluluS IllBu JulHp-IdIldI, BurDee.pST Cole
Record, 4 feet, inches
Knapsaek Race 500 yards and return)-Cary &
's9; Cummings s Turner, 80 Winner, Rice r
| Prentiss, 49, Record, "a seconds.
Ms ss MeT ss s Seags Bartlett sa Gary we0S
| Talbot, 1877. Record, 8 minutes IL seconds.
Hop. Skip and Jump-Burpee '87; Cary, Cole.
WoOdman, '8S; Freeman, S9. Winner f. W.
| Freeman, '89. Record 81 feet inches
Throwing Hammer-Pushor. Varney '87; Cole
| '8S; Clark, RUSSELL '89; Hastings, go. Winner,
| Russell 'S9. Record. 65 feet 61a inches
Two Hundred and Twenty Yards Dash-Mer-
rill Burpee, S7; Cole, Hill, WS0dman, '8S; Free
| man, II. Merrill, Preston, 'S9; Mccullough, 80.
| Winner, +. w. Freeman, 'S9. Record "a
Running High Jump-Gahan, Burpee, 's7; Cole,
| Hill, Meserve, Toman, Woodman, '58; Clark
| Files, 'S9; g. Stevens, M. s. Clark. Winner,
Gahan, 'S7. Record, AZ feet inches.
| Two Mile Bicycle Race-Brooks, Humphreys,
| 80. Winner. Humphreys, 80. Record, 16 min
Half Mile Run-Talbot, 's7; Bartlett Cary,
| Cole. Woodman, '8S; II. Merrill, 'S9. Winner,
| +. l.. Talbot, 1877. Record, 2 minutes 81 seconds,
| Pole Vault-Cole, '88; Prentiss, 'S9; Hastings.
| 80. Winner Prentiss, 'S9. Record, feet 51s
| inches.
Standing Broad Jump-Gahan, Burpee, 's7;
| Cole, Meserve, Woodm1n, 'S8; Files, 'S9i Ran
| dali, Stevens, NJ. s. Winner, Stevens, NJ. s.
Record, feet inches. 49,,
Three Legged Race, 100 yards-Cary and ToL
| man, Cole and Woodman, Black and Williamson,
| Hill and Larrabee, 'SS; Turner and Mccullough,